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| Emmy's Princess ears from Disneyland. |
10 Months! This time
last year I was picking out a Christmas ornament for Emmy so that on her 1st
Christmas, she would already have one on the tree. I remember thinking “wow, what is life going
to be like NEXT Christmas with a 10 month old running/crawling/barreling down
the halls?”…I couldn't have possibly imagined how my life would change. Emmy has brought so much laughter and
happiness to my life that I couldn't have prepared for it. So to all of my pregnant friends right now (Jihae, Caitlin, Jen, Bree, Beth, Sarah)…just wait. This time next year you
will look back lovingly like I am today.
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| She looks like an angel. |
Emmy has literally
transformed from a baby into a little girl in the last month. Her hair is getting longer
(ALMOST ready for a little pony) and started wearing little baby clips. Her dimples are more defined and her eyes widen when she likes something
she likes, especially playing “kisses,kisses” with Grandma Lew. It is so amazing to watch this transformation…and
hear it. She talks in elvish I believe,
but has officially starting calling for “daddy” and “da-da-da-da”. Still only the two front bottom teeth have
come in but there are several just waiting to pierce through. It’s impressive to watch her motor skills
develop as she picks up her food and put it in her mouth. From the time she has started eating solids,
around 4 months, she has made “yummmmmm” noises after she takes a bite. Here is a small clip of her while
eating. She has gotten a bit more
demanding with her food over the course of the last 6 months but you can tell
she still enjoys every bite!
She is crawling super-fast and walks with her mobile toys that
Gramma Judi bought for her. You can tell
she just wants to hit the pavement and see what’s out there! Anywhere we go, she has to look at every
person within a 20 ft. radius. Emmy is smitten with kids, especially babies! She just got her very own little baby. I could see the excitement when she
first laid eyes on baby because she was shrieking with delight. Only to realize she caught view of the water
bottle I was holding behind the baby and thought she was getting food. Typical.
She was labeled “the bully” at daycare but they say it’s in an endearing
way not an aggressive way. Although, she tends to be a close talker –
always right up in their face and wants to touch their bodies. Nothing worse than a touch- close-talker!
Emmy had her first Thanksgiving and it couldn't have been more special. My mom hosted and had Jay and Carol as well as my Grandma over, we were just missing Chris as he was in NY for a wedding. Emmaline was such a good girl and happy all day. She event met a little boy that may or may not have been scared away with because of her touchy-close-talking. He was really great with her though! She tried mashed potatoes for the first time and had some of our delicious feast too. It was pretty special. I have a feeling Thanksgiving might be Emmy's favorite holiday...
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| Ari & Emmy |
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| BrewCycle buddies! |
We are FINALLY getting our Christmas tree this weekend for
Emmy’s first Christmas – I wonder if she’ll get to Santa’s cookies before he
does? December is always a busy month
with Tye’s birthday which was last weekend and we had a surprise birthday party
doing BrewCycle which is a 15 person
bike that rides through NW Portland from brewery to brewery. It was a blast and even though he guessed his
surprise the night before (for the 4th year in a row) he still had fun. Now we are prepping for Hayden’s
birthday on the 10th! Hayden is having a basketball
party at The Hoop and a slumber party at his mom’s house with friends. Tye and Hayden are 9 days apart – and coincidentally,
Emmy and I are 9 days apart. I did that
on purpose so Tye feels my pain! Papa Lew
(Jay) shares a birthday with Hayden also so I am sure we will have a lot of free
Bennihana dinners to attend this month!
I cannot wait to take Emmy to see Santa…I think she will like his beard and
giggle on his lap…fingers crossed.
We are embarking on a new year and so many things to be
excited about and grateful for. 2012 has literally been the best year of my life with our new home, new baby and new responsibilities. I truly have a new appreciation for my family. Thank
you so much to everyone in our lives for all you have helped us with this year
and cannot wait to see where 2013 takes us.
I hope it’s to Paris ;-)
Happy Holidays from the Lewmans.
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| Lakeview Farms getting punkins! |
